thewishman
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No pics for 18 in Firefox. Boxes with x in IE. Don't want to vote without seeing all of the entries.
Voting for the Advanced Beautiful Pen contest sponsored by Exotic Blanks.
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Edward Cypher
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I can't see 18 either in IE or Chrome.
Dan Masshardt
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Yeah. To be fair I'm going to wait to vote.
jmbaker79
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No photos for 18 in safari.... Otherwise I'm excited to vote on these! Great job to all!
Hendu3270
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At the house, earlier this morning, I saw the pics of 18 when you posted them in a later post. Now, at work, I don't even see those. IE here.
JohnGreco
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No trouble seeing pen #18 either in both your original post and your follow up in post 33. Chrome.
Hendu3270
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Just switched over to Chrome and still don't see them. Post 33 is Parklandturner saying "look up". Wierd
thewishman
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No joy on Chrome - cleared cache for all...
kronewi
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I still have no pictures on 18 but I can the ones in the post above.
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Hendu3270
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Cool, I can see the one in post 50. Thanks.
Ed McDonnell
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Mike - I CAN see the pictures in 18. With nobody else seeing them I suspect the may be in an area now where only the contest chairmen can access. He (or mike) probably needs to move them to an area the general membership can access. I'm just guessing here.
Ed
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Brooks803
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I couldn't see #18 at home, on the laptop, or on my phone. I can see it in post #50 now though.
edstreet
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Interesting to note, if you take a blank made by another artist and use that, and list that in the description, then that material should not be considered at all because it was made by another artist than the person who entered the pen.
The Penguin
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woke up on the wrong side of the bed again?
edstreet
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nope, not at all. Just being realistic here. Stating the obvious.
brownsfn2
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Interesting thought but wouldn't that also exclude kits made by the artists at Dayacom, PSI, and Berea?
I don't think that is what they had in mind.
These are all great entries. I have looked them over many times this morning during my boring workday.
I don't think that is what they had in mind.
These are all great entries. I have looked them over many times this morning during my boring workday.
As far as technical merit that is correct, as far as visual appeal It may appeal to you personally.
edstreet
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Interesting thought but wouldn't that also exclude kits made by the artists at Dayacom, PSI, and Berea?
I don't think that is what they had in mind.
These are all great entries. I have looked them over many times this morning during my boring workday.
Here is the thing. "advanced" is to show skill level. If you are using material from another artist that does *NOT* show any reflection to *YOUR* skill levels. The work that *YOU* do on the pen is what should be looked at and voted on, *NOT* what other artist contribute to the pen, i.e. PR, damascus, pen kits and the like.
Correct and most of the voting will reflect that.
brownsfn2
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Well you can take anyone's material and screw up a pen. I have seen under-turned and over-turned pens using another Artist's material. Or even some poor segmenting.
There are a lot that choose to use Cebloplast or Tru-stone or even Wood or other commercial acrylics. They did not make those blanks. It was more of what they did with the blank that mattered.
Again though these are all great entries.
There are a lot that choose to use Cebloplast or Tru-stone or even Wood or other commercial acrylics. They did not make those blanks. It was more of what they did with the blank that mattered.
Again though these are all great entries.
Bean_Counter
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Interesting thought but wouldn't that also exclude kits made by the artists at Dayacom, PSI, and Berea?
I don't think that is what they had in mind.
These are all great entries. I have looked them over many times this morning during my boring workday.
Here is the thing. "advanced" is to show skill level. If you are using material from another artist that does *NOT* show any reflection to *YOUR* skill levels. The work that *YOU* do on the pen is what should be looked at and voted on, *NOT* what other artist contribute to the pen, i.e. PR, damascus, pen kits and the like.
Ed do you seriously have nothing better to do than gripe (I will use a nice word here) about every single contest man. If I were you quit looking at the pen contests or keep your opinion to yourself. I am for one sick of looking at the these threads enjoying positive comments on peoples work and then see you dump and gripe about what should or shouldnt be considered. If you have a problem start your own forum with your own rules on contests. GET A LIFE and quit making others miserable because you are!
Ed, I wouldn't have a problem with this comment if you didn't have a pen entered in the contest. Since you do have a pen entered in the contest this seems like a petty way to skew the votes in your favor. While there is merit in what you saying, it would have been better recieved if it had be delivered from an unbias position.
edstreet
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Interesting approach with the 'your pen entry', I tell you what, I will PM you something very interesting then lets see if you still have problems with what I am saying.
hard hat
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First, there are a LOT of really awesome entries into this competition. (Almost) all of you should be very proud of your entries as we can see that they were taken seriously.
Second, being a blank maker has no bearing on whether or not you are an advanced pen maker. This wasn't labeled the 'custom kitless competition' or the 'do everything from start to finish yourself competition'. At some point in the pen making process, all but a few of these entries was in fact a block of material. Whether that was NOS cellulose acetate, Italian cebloplast, or a stick of wood.
If you were that concerned with what people entered being to your satisfaction, maybe you would have entered something competitive. Maybe you would have had time if you hadn't been trolling IAP with negative remarks all day.
Happy Birthday IAP!
Second, being a blank maker has no bearing on whether or not you are an advanced pen maker. This wasn't labeled the 'custom kitless competition' or the 'do everything from start to finish yourself competition'. At some point in the pen making process, all but a few of these entries was in fact a block of material. Whether that was NOS cellulose acetate, Italian cebloplast, or a stick of wood.
If you were that concerned with what people entered being to your satisfaction, maybe you would have entered something competitive. Maybe you would have had time if you hadn't been trolling IAP with negative remarks all day.
Happy Birthday IAP!
The Penguin
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to be fair, it could be Toni's pen. I think we all know "who" makes the dragon scale blanks.
but the rules do not say that you must use a home-cast blank.
does Ed's logic also extend that wooden pens enterred in this catgory should have been made from wood from a tree that was harvested, processed and turned by the same person?
the time to gripe about the rules was before the contest was started, not AFTER you see other people's work.
and if it IS Toni's pen - let her raise the question and Ed should stay out of it.
Entry 18 photos fixed.
Thank you Jeff.
Kaspar
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What an embarrassment of riches. I can't even get this down to seven.
It's a tiny bit depressing to have to pick apart so many worthy efforts, mostly on the basis of the subjective.
I honestly don't think I can do this.
I'll be in my trailer. :biggrin:
It's a tiny bit depressing to have to pick apart so many worthy efforts, mostly on the basis of the subjective.
I honestly don't think I can do this.
I'll be in my trailer. :biggrin:
edstreet
Member
Toni's work is very unique, very creative and very talented. She submitted her work and I submitted my work, as did other people as well but I am not going to name names here. One maker ONE pen.
Sorry but my pen entry is #XX. To verify that just look at the EXIF info, note the author and copyright info. © Ed Street. This is basic 101 computer usage. I will even go further and suggest you start at the last entry and work backwards. To even further help you out the file name is called clown1.jpg, oh and it has WOOD on the blank, also legal drinking age in canada (sorry not 21), average age of soldiers in vietnam and even had a song about it back in the 80's. Once you realize what is going on you are likely to do some epic face palming
As for the blanks goes I was simply pointing out if someone else made the blank then that's not a reflection of the skill level of the person entering the contest as they did not make it. It's not a 'rules' problem or even a gripe, it's just simply stating a fact that many, esp the mob rule does not want to hear.
Here is a helpful hint for choosing 3 contestants.
1- Buy or borrow a dart board, the one with 1-20 around the ring if you dont own one
2- use 3 (Three) count them 3 darts.
3- throw* all 3 darts at the board and vote accordingly!
*thrown as a group of 3 or individually is up to you.
1- Buy or borrow a dart board, the one with 1-20 around the ring if you dont own one
2- use 3 (Three) count them 3 darts.
3- throw* all 3 darts at the board and vote accordingly!
*thrown as a group of 3 or individually is up to you.
Here is a helpful hint for choosing 3 contestants.
1- Buy or borrow a dart board, the one with 1-20 around the ring if you dont own one
2- use 3 (Three) count them 3 darts.
3- throw* all 3 darts at the board and vote accordingly!
*thrown as a group of 3 or individually is up to you.
I hit the bullseye three times.....now what?
If your that lucky you will win the Trivia today!
Judith Madison
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#18 is looking good on my Mac--no viewing issues
Kaspar
Member
I couldn't hit the board.
Yes Jeff tracked down the problem and corrected it and cleaned up the thread for me.
SteveJ
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Here is a helpful hint for choosing 3 contestants.
1- Buy or borrow a dart board, the one with 1-20 around the ring if you dont own one
2- use 3 (Three) count them 3 darts.
3- throw* all 3 darts at the board and vote accordingly!
*thrown as a group of 3 or individually is up to you.
Didn't read the first point, now I have to buy a new monitor....
The quit letting me play trivia......something about being too good looking....but I bet they would let you and Ed play.:tongue:
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Displaced Canadian
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I looked through the photos, printed the top five I liked to get a better look. Read post #74 and 75 and blew coffee all over 2 of them. The ink ran so I picked the 3 that were still be seen. :redface: